Pineapple, plumeria and bird of paradise — people associate these iconic species with Hawaii, yet they aren’t Hawaiian. They’re foreign introductions, brought to these islands by people from other ...

Islands are outposts for botanical marvels. These water-bound outcroppings often are home to some of the world's rarest plants, especially if they're far removed from other landmasses. Hawaii is the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The National Tropical Botanical Garden is launching a new program to further its mission to restore relationships between the people of Hawaii and the islands’ native plants ...

This year West Hawaii has begun with less precipitation than we need to keep our landscapes healthy, so we again are aware of the importance to have well distributed rainfall. Planting shade trees in ...

Some well-known local growers, plant breeders, chefs and nonprofit organizations will be participating in an upcoming “Variety Showcase” in Kona. The event will feature more than twenty edible plants ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Closing out the year, over 90% of Hawaii's native flowering plants, are endemic to the state. If Hawaii loses them, they'd be gone forever. The plant extinction prevention ...

Spider plants are known for their lush, arching leaves with variegated white stripes, and this particular variety of spider plant evokes a laid-back island.

As Hawaii continues its effort to contain wildfires across the Big Island and Maui, and a climbing death toll leaves residents shell-shocked, scientists across the United States have begun to take ...